What is the behavior of a switch as a result of a successful MAC address table attack?

IT Questions BankCategory: CCNA 2 v7What is the behavior of a switch as a result of a successful MAC address table attack?

What is the behavior of a switch as a result of a successful MAC address table attack?

  • The switch will shut down.
  • The switch interfaces will transition to the error-disabled state.
  • The switch will forward all received frames to all other ports within the VLAN.
  • The switch will drop all received frames.

Explanation: A MAC address table attack will fill the MAC address table. When the MAC table is full, the switch begins to flood all the frames that it receives.

Exam with this question: 10.4.4 Check Your Understanding - MAC Address Table Attacks

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